Community News

The J (the Jewish Community Center) hosted the C You In The Major Leagues Foundation Youth Baseball Camp from June 19 to 22.

At the 76th Tony Awards in New York, held on Sunday, June 11, two of the top four awards went to a Jewish-themed production—“Leopoldstadt” (Best Play), and “Parade” (Best Revival of a Musical). Both were nominated for six Tonys.

Before a packed audience in the Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center, 10 area high school singers were chosen as finalists for the KC SuperStar 2023 singing competition. These teens will go on to compete in the finals at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, in Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College.

Recently, Jim Kanally designated a $900,000 gift from the John Joseph Kanally Trust to Jewish Family Services (JFS) through the Jewish Community Foundation.

“A Transition for Everybody,” JFS’s support group for Jewish parents or caregivers of transgender children, is for parents who want a safe space to discuss what changes their children’s transitions bring to their own lives.

PJ Library of Kansas City and Sasone, the community’s program to support access to Jewish education for students with special needs, are hosting a joint event on Sunday, June 25.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is the home of the Jewish Community Chaplaincy program, which provides spiritual support for the community.

The Summer Singers of Lee's Summit, a community chorus active only during June and July, is recruiting members for its 2023 performance of music commemorating the Holocaust.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is celebrating its 120th anniversary, and this year, United Way of Greater Kansas City named it one of its inaugural Impact 100 organizations.

Jonah Stolte, a Blue Valley West High School student who just finished his freshman year, won two tennis awards in Kansas Class 6A high school tennis last month.